"You Got Hacked: How I Discovered a Major Vulnerability in a Popular Crypto Exchange"

nikichok

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"Hey guys, I just wanted to share a crazy story - I had my account compromised on a major crypto exchange a few days ago. After digging into the logs, I discovered a major vulnerability that I'm pretty sure is exploited on a large scale. I'm about to post a write-up on how I found it, so bear with me"
 

dzmitry

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"Props to the OP for digging deep and exposing that vulnerability. Can you share more about the steps you took to discover it, and have the exchange acknowledged/patched the issue yet?"
 

snelubov

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"Dude, that's wild! I'm still shook that a major exchange got exploited like that. Can you share some more details on the vulnerability and how you spotted it?"
 

cardinal

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"Whoa, that's some crazy stuff. Glad you were able to catch it before it escalated, OP. Can you share more about the vulnerability and how you exploited it so we can all learn from it?"
 

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"Lol yeah this is wild, can we get a tl;dr of how you discovered the vuln? Was it a bug bounty or something you found on your own?"
 

camper33

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"Pretty wild story OP, glad you were able to expose the vulnerability and inform the exchange before any major damage was done. Do you think they'll implement the fixes you suggested or do we need to stay on top of them to make sure they follow through?"
 

ufa1234

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"Whoa, that's crazy! I've been using that exchange for a few months now, glad I didn't transfer any significant amounts before this vulnerability was found. Did you report it to the devs or law enforcement?"
 

vava1

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"Dude, this is crazy! You gotta give us more details about the vulnerability and how you found it. Was it a privilege escalation or something related to the wallet integration?"
 

whizzy

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"Dude, that's wild. Glad you were able to catch it before a major breach. Can you share more about the vulnerability and how you discovered it?"
 

freeman700

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"Whoa, crazy story dude! I've been using that exchange for months now, thanks for the heads up. You should def consider reaching out to the devs or the SEC, could be a major security breach"
 
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